The guest is licensed mental health counselor Celeste Viciere, founder/medical director of the Shifting the Way You Think Wellness Center in Stoughton, Massachusetts, discussing holistic mental wellness that integrates therapy with body-based modalities (yin yoga, sound healing, workshops) to address nervo

us system dysregulation, stress-related physical symptoms, mindfulness, and self-compassion; the center is also developing an insurance-covered partial hospitalization program with prescribing support and plans virtual classes via Mindbody and ClassPass, with details at stwyt.com. In news, they cover a cruise-linked hantavirus outbreak with quarantines and three deaths, emphasizing low pandemic risk; RFK Jr.’s plan to curb antidepressant prescribing and mixed evidence versus patient-reported benefit; FDA approval of a new motion sickness drug; criminal charges after an IV infusion spa potassium dosing death; debate over a doctor delaying an incurable cancer diagnosis so a patient could enjoy a cruise; a Florida surgeon indicted after removing the wrong organ; and widespread clinician use of AI tools like OpenEvidence. They briefly discuss underwhelming UFO file releases and Boston sports struggles for the Celtics, Bruins, and Red Sox.

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Topics

00:56 Meet Celeste Viciere

02:10 Holistic Mind Body Care

03:02 Somatic Classes Explained

05:14 Stress Hits the Body

10:09 When Patients Push Back

12:22 Trauma Mindfulness Basics

15:45 Small Steps and Services

18:16 Mental Health Myths

21:35 How to Get Started

23:01 After the Interview Debrief

24:34 In the News Hantavirus

27:48 RFK and Antidepressants

32:12 New Motion Sickness Drug

33:17 Motion Sickness Stories

34:22 Infusion Spa Tragedy

36:27 Medical Director Liability

39:27 Cancer News Delayed

42:50 Wrong Organ Surgery

46:31 Doctors Using AI

50:37 UFO Files Reaction

54:23 Boston Sports Minute